Resource Nation
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Resource Nation is located in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 and has an office in Santa Monica, California and Boston, Massachusetts. The company connects businesses with local and national vendors and allows them to compare based on price, geographic region, industry specialty, and other specifications. The service works similarly to other lead generation
Lead generation
Lead generation, or lead gen is a marketing tool used, particularly in internet marketing, to generate consumer interest or inquiry into products or services of a business. Leads can be generated for a variety of purposes - list building, e-newsletter list acquisition or for winning customers....

 web sites such as BuyerZone
BuyerZone
BuyerZone is an online marketplace for business-to-business purchases. The service works similarly to other lead generation web sites such as Resource Nation, LendingTree or ServiceMagic: buyers enter specific information about themselves and the purchases that they intend to make. BuyerZone then...

, LendingTree
LendingTree
LendingTree is an online lending exchange. LendingTree is a web-based company that operates an online lending marketplace that facilitates matching borrowers and lenders...

 and ServiceMagic
ServiceMagic
ServiceMagic is a website operated by InterActiveCorp , in which homeowners in the United States and Canada are referred to home improvement contractors, who pay fees for leads. Contractors are pre-screened for contractor licenses and insurance as well as criminal and financial issues. There is no...

.

In February of 2011, Resource Nation announced the acquisition of Business.com
Business.com
Business.com is a business search engine and web directory and pay per click advertising network. It includes Work.com, a business-to-business community publishing platform where experts share advice on common business topics in the form of how-to guides....

 and is one of the largest online destinations for business buyers looking for business-to-business [B2B] solutions. Business.com allows purchasers to find and connect with vendors across thousands of products and services. Combined, the companies have more than 10,000 customers and support more than 100 million purchasers to find vendors to help grow their businesses.

Resource Nation also produces free how-to guides, downloadable business forms, and other articles and guides on business and entrepreneurial topics.

The vendor matching has been launched as co-branded programs offered by major online business communities and publishers, including Entrepreneur.com, Dell
Dell
Dell, Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest...

, StartUpNation.com, and Inc.com.

History

Resource Nation was launched in 2006 by Ryan Peddycord as a vendor locator tool for entrepreneurs. In January 2009, former Fortune 500 CEO Kenneth Hamlet was named chairman of the Board of Directors.

In February, 2011, Resource Nation acquired Business.com
Business.com
Business.com is a business search engine and web directory and pay per click advertising network. It includes Work.com, a business-to-business community publishing platform where experts share advice on common business topics in the form of how-to guides....

to become one of the largest online destinations for business buyers looking for business-to-business (B2B) solutions. As part of the transaction, JMI Equity General Partner Peter Arrowsmith and Vice President David Greenberg have joined Resource Nation's Board of Directors.
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